Drake Walter

Vancouver Wolves · Secondary Creator / Wing Stopper

College: North Carolina · Raleigh, North Carolina

Dazzling lockdown forward

An elite two-way power forward averaging 17.0 PPG, 6.0 RPG, 5.8 APG. Excels in self-creation (19 rating, 100th pctl), off-ball defense (19 rating, 100th pctl) and interior scoring (19 rating, 100th pctl). Limited by basketball IQ (12 rating, 19th pctl) and pick-and-roll execution (8 rating, 23rd pctl).

Impact

Age

$25.0M

Salary

Stat	Value	Pctl
Per Game
PPG	17.0	90
RPG	6.0	83
APG	5.8	92
SPG	1.69	92
BPG	1.32	84
MPG	32.5	91
Shooting
FG%	.513	76
3P%	.282	28
FT%	.877	77
TS%	0.581	54
Impact
Impact	70	98
Off Impact	60	89
Def Impact	73	98
Advanced
PER	18.9	90
WS	9.7	98
BPM	5.3	97
VORP	4.9	98

Strengths & Weaknesses (Win Model)

Strengths

Inside Shooting 19 (coef=0.0145)

Help Defense 17 (coef=0.0134)

Rim Protection 18 (coef=0.0122)

Offensive Rebounding 14 (coef=0.0145)

Isolation Execution 17 (coef=0.0096)

Weaknesses

Pick & Roll Execution 8 (coef=0.0152)

3PT Shooting 13 (coef=0.0122)

Basketball IQ 12 (coef=0.0039)

Play Style

Driving Frequency

Roll : Pop

34:66

Catch & Shoot : Pull-Up

43:57

Corner 3 : Above the Break

63:37

Positional Fit

Guard 60%

Wing 80%

Big 90%

Player Impact Breakdown

Star-level score driven by strong on-court impact (EPM). Hidden intangibles add significant value beyond visible skills. Defense is the primary value driver.

70 / 100 #17 of 503

On-Court Impact (EPM) — 60% weight +1.36z

EPM +3.58 (Off +1.03, Def +2.55)

Win-Model Ratings — 25% weight +0.94z

Ridge coefficient score: 0.0749

Hidden Intangibles — 15% weight +1.32z

WS/48 residual: +0.0748 (actual vs predicted from ratings)

Offense

#75

Defense

#10

Confidence

100%

2635 min

Tendencies

Salary

$25.0M

Years Left

Expiry

End of 2049

Option

Player Option

Status

Important Player

Trade Value

0.621

Contract Breakdown

Free Agent — no remaining contract obligations.

Win Model Development

WM Score

2.764

Expected WM

2.810

Dev Residual

-0.0466

Peak Age

Peak WM

2.914

PA Tier

High

Upside Gap

Dev Status

Behind Curve

Win Model Score = sum(rating * Ridge coefficient). Measures predicted win contribution from ratings — unbiased across positions.

Win Model Trajectory

Most Similar Players

	Player	Team	Age	CA	Similarity	Archetype
J	Jacob Fulwood	Cleveland Giants	22	3.5	98.6%	Glue Guy / Wing Stopper
J	Jarquez Gowins	Baltimore Bullets	25	3.5	98.0%	Interior Playmaker / Helper
E	Ervin Rhinehart	Miami Cyclones	26	4.0	98.0%	Roll-and-Cut Big / Mobile Big
E	Evan Demery	Kansas City Knights	29	3.0	97.9%	Secondary Creator / Wing Stopper
G	Giannis Kapnopoulos	New Orleans Hurricanes	31	4.0	97.8%	Secondary Creator / Wing Stopper

Predicted Archetype

Offensive

Defensive

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